We Jive Like This - ACE268.3

Jackie Semela, choreographer, talking about the need for places where people can come together. Man performing back-flips. Mgcina talks about the children’s uprising in Soweto and says the clubs were created to restore what had been before. Dilapidated school buildings. Photographs from Soweto. VO of man who had been involved in the uprising. Siphiwe Ka Ngwenya’s VO "For Soweto I shall sing… I am Amandla." Dibokoane talks about bringing the experiences back into the theatre, and using them as consciousness raising to help prepare for the future. Theatre group performing in schoolroom. Dibokoane says that every civil disturbance encourages people to find new ways of expressing themselves. Theatre group rehearsing. James Mthoba, actor, teacher, describes how people will write and direct plays, write the music, act in the play, etc., all without any training. Group exercising and rehearsing. Woman’s VO says the works may be political, historical, or deal with social issues like drugs and AIDS. Samuel Makhubela, actor, director, talking about Red Friday, Good Friday, about the release of Nelson Mandela.